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A February Trip to the Disneyland Resort

·Santa Ana, California·#winter#travel#california#disneyland#anaheim#theme-park
A bright rainbow arches over residential houses and a green hillside, with visible rain.

We headed down to Anaheim in early February 2019. The trip started with a full rainbow over the neighborhood where we were staying, which felt like a good sign. Packing is always a bit of a process, and it seemed like our dog wanted to come along for the ride, making himself at home in an open suitcase before we left.

The first part of the trip was spent at Disneyland. It was a cloudy, gray day, but still interesting to walk around. We went on the 'It's a Small World' boat ride, floating past the iconic white and gold facade and the manicured topiary animals. Inside, it's a familiar, colorful spectacle of animated figures.

The next day was much sunnier. We walked through Cars Land at California Adventure, which really does look like the town from the movie, right down to the rock formations in the background. Seeing Lightning McQueen and the other cars parked on the street was a strange but fun sight. The clear blue sky was perfect for photos, especially looking up at the big Ferris wheel between the palm trees.

A tri-color dog with its tongue out peeks from an open blue suitcase, with a person in the background.The facade of the "it's a small world" attraction with a boat carrying people entering an archway.A stylized white and gold building facade overlooks a manicured lawn with animal topiaries.Colorful animated dolls and stylized buildings from a theme park ride with decorative cut-out flowers in the foreground.A smiling red race car is parked on a street with streetlights, distant rock formations, and buildings.A red race car with painted eyes is parked on a wet street in front of a themed town and large rock formations.A yellow Dinoco 51 car with cartoon eyes and a smile is parked in front of a Cozy Cone Motel sign.A Mickey Mouse Ferris wheel stands between two tall palm trees with roller coasters in the background under a blue sky.

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